Second Gen iPod won't restore or update

I have what I think is a second generation iPod. It's 10 GB with the four round buttons under the display. It has worked flawlessly up until now. The battery was replaced about 3 months ago.
I connected the ipod two nights ago to update my podcasts and the iPod started performing what looked like a disk scan and put itself into disk mode. I did not change any of my settings in iTunes (v 7.1.1, I believe). To my knowledge, the iPod has not been damaged or abused.
Since then, I have been unable to get the iPod to update or restore. I did a restore and added all my music back onto the iPod but the iPod remains stuck in disk mode. I attempted to update to iPod software version 2.3 after the restore but I continue to get a message saying I have connected a disk the Mac can't recognize and it takes me into the Disk Utility program, which is unable to solve the problem.
I have received error messages 1453 and 1417 when I try to update the iPod software but have had no luck solving the problem by tracking those codes.
When the iPod is connected, iTunes displays "N/A" in the iPod fields for serial number and software version. This tells me there is probably something seriously wrong with my beloved iPod.
I have tried the factory suggestions for resetting the iPod numerous times, to no avail. I updated iTunes to version 7.3 hoping that would help, but the iPod is still not working.
Any ideas?
I'd appreciate any help or feedback any of you can provide.
Thanks,
Scott

I'm having the same sorts of problems -- and I think it is related to either quicktime or 10.3.9 --
I could neither update nor restore and after reformatting and erasing the iPod HD, (on a machine running 10.4.x -- the 'restore' function is grayed out when using the current version of iTunes on my 10.3.9 machine!) I'm STILL getting messages to the effect that 'some of the items in the iTunes library were not copied ... because the iPod Software is too old.'
Bottom line, Altho the machine would eventually allow reformatting, I STILL can't copy my playlists from my 10.3.9 machine onto the iPod. Is there a 'known bug' that is being worked on here, or am I doing something wrong?
Things I've tried:
1) downgrading to earlier versions of iTunes (did nothing, so I re-upgraded)
2) Erased iPod HD with Disk Utility on 10.3.9 machine (iTunes would still not allow 'restore')
3) Connected to 10.4.x machine, 'restore' function of iTunes worked!
4) Reconnected to 10.3.9 machine and received error message listed above -- some files appear to transfer, but nothing shows up in playlists or music menus of the iPod after syncing -- either manually or automagically.
5) Searched for ideas here and found nothing pertinent!
Help? .... Thanks!

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